Easyjet is announced a new connection from Liverpool John Lennon Airport to Diagoras Airport on Rhodes for the first time next year. Neil Pakey, deputy chief executive of Peel Airports, welcomed the new connection’s announcement saying: “It’s great to have a Greek island destination amongst our portfolio.”

According to the Guardian, Rhodes is gradually reinventing itself as a chic short-break destination, with a spattering of boutique hotels. Direct easyJet flights will be doubled in frequency to fly from the UK four times a week, on Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday from May 17, making a long weekend ...